Catalogue of the collection of playing cards bequeathed to the Trustees of the British museum by the late Lady Charlotte Schreiber.

MISCELLANEA.

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7. Rouen. E. De l'Epine; 18th century. Wrapper coarsely executed
on wood, having the maker's device supported by figures of
"Jeunese" and "Richese," with the address "Cartes tres fines
de Edme Delepine demt. au bas de le Rue des Belles Femmes a
Rouen."
[S. Vol. III, pl. 149.]
8. Brussels; modern. "Cartes Royales." Wrapper bearing the
royal arms of Belgium, printed in blue, with band on which is the
duty stamp.
9. Strasburg. G. Pfliiger; modern. "Cartes demi-fines de la
Fabrique de G. Pfliiger a Strasbourg." Green paper.
10. Madrid. Humanes y Ca; modern. "Fabrica de Naipes de
Humanes y Cohpania, Calle de Santo Tomas No. 4, Madrid."
WOOI) BLOCKS.
1. Twenty-seven original blocks, 18 of them for printing cards belonging
to German, French, Italian, Spanish and Swiss packs, and 9 for
Italian card-backs.
2. Thirty-two impressions recently taken from the above blocks.
3. Eighty-seven impressions from blocks in other collections; 76 being
for cards, 4 for card-backs, and 7 for wrappers. The last mentioned
belong to packs published at Anecy and Chambery.
MISCELLANEA.
1. A collection of ninety-two modern copies and reproductions of old
cards, mainly book illustrations, and including plates to Breitkopf's
"Ursprung der Spielkarten," Lacroix's "Le Moyen Age et la
Renaissance," Merlin's " Origine des Cartes a Jouer," Gentleman's
Magazine, 1849; Ackermann's Repository of Arts, etc.
2. Medleys in which playing cards are introduced. Seven English
examples engraved by Sturt, Bickham, etc., and twenty German
and Dutch, executed in water colours.